TCL New River adds solar panel showcase

Santee Cooper, Palmetto Electric Cooperative and the Technical College of the Lowcountry recently dedicated a 20- kilowatt solar array at TCL’s New River Campus in Okatie. The project is the largest solar installation in the Lowcountry and was made possible by South Carolinians who purchase Santee Cooper Green Power.

The project includes a series of nine canopies, each covered with 10 solar panels and sheltering a bench, adding another level of functionality to the installation.

Savannah Tree Foundation unveils new Volunteer Training Program

The Savannah Tree Foundation is launching an exciting new educational program beginning February 28th! The Forest Steward Program, free and open to the public, is a series of monthly educational sessions taught by professional arborists and other experts.

Established through a grant from the Georgia Forestry Commission, the program is designed to educate individuals or groups with diverse interests in nature, hiking, gardening, the outdoors, and our local environment about the importance of trees and the conservation of our historic urban forest.

EXPERTS: NO GOOD CANDIDATES EXIST FOR CURRENT NUCLEAR REACTOR LOAN GUARANTEE BAILOUT FUNDS, MUCH LESS TRIPLED AMOUNT UNDER OBAMA BUDGET PLAN

“Ugly” Field of Four Bailout Candidates Present Huge Taxpayer Risks With Rising Cost Estimates, Delays, Flawed Reactor Designs, and Credit Downgrades; January One of Worst Months Ever for Industry.

WASHINGTON, D.C.//February 3, 2010// What if the federal government held a beauty contest for taxpayer-backed nuclear reactor loan guarantee bailouts … and no reactor project “beauties” could be lined up for the runway?

According to experts from around the United States, that is precisely the situation the U.S.

Scientists Set Sail for First Global Study of the “Plastic Soup” in the Oceans

Scientists Set Sail for First Global Study of the “Plastic Soup” in the Oceans

Are all of the world’s oceans filling with plastic pollution? To find out, marine scientists set sail on Jan. 8, 2010 to launch the first global study of the plastic marine pollution.

The study’s maiden voyage, from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands through the Sargasso Sea, is part of the 5 Gyres Project, which will launch a second sail across the South Atlantic in August. Participating in and directing the project are researchers Dr.

Westlake Reforestation Project Community Volunteer Tree Planting

125 Volunteers Needed to Plant 250 trees

The Savannah Tree Foundation is partnering with Chatham County and the Georgia Forestry Commission to plant 250 trees in the Westlake community on Saturday, February 13th starting at 9:00 a.m. Approximately 125 volunteers are needed to help plant trees at this family- friendly event suitable for people of all ages. Refreshments, tools and community service hours are provided.

The Westlake site was previously purchased by Chatham County using FEMA funds to buy flood-prone residential properties.

Ink World USA Collecting Empty Inkjet & Toner Cartridges

Donate Your Empty Inkjet & Toner Cartridges

Ink World USA is collecting empty or expired brand name ink cartridges to help the “Computers For Kids” charity. Contact Ink World USA to see how to start a recycling program in your company or organization.

Ink World USA is currently picking up Empty Inkjet & Toner Cartridges at locations throughout the upstate, and will donate $1 for each cartridge picked up to the Computer For Kids group. Computer For Kids helps underprivileged kids to learn computer skills that will help them for years to come.

PSCFC secures $4 million for clean vehicles, fuels, infrastructure

The Palmetto State Clean Fuels Coalition was recently part of a successful bi-state ef- fort to secure $12.9 million dollars in federal stimulus funding to support clean vehicles, fuels and infrastructure across the Carolinas.
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